(a) In this section, “public school personnel” means:
- (1) A school resource officer;
- (2) A school security employee;
- (3) A principal or an assistant principal;
- (4) A teacher;
- (5) A school counselor;
- (6) An individual employed by a public school for at least 7 days each school year; or
(7) A law enforcement officer who:
- (i) Is not directly assigned to or employed by a public school;
- (ii) Has not completed the Center's School Resource Officer and School Security Employee Training Academy; and
- (iii) Provides adequate law enforcement coverage to public schools in accordance with an agreement between the local law enforcement agency and the local school system.
(b) Public school personnel may not:
- (1) Be used for purposes of or otherwise engage in immigration enforcement, as defined in § 6-111 of the State Government Article, at the public school; or
- (2) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, produce or share information or a document pertaining to student educational records or employee personnel records or any other information about or from a student, a public school employee, or a student's or a public school employee's family or household for purposes of immigration enforcement, as defined in § 6-111 of the State Government Article.
(c) Public school personnel shall immediately contact the county superintendent or the county superintendent's designee and legal counsel for the local school system if presented with:
- (1) A judicial warrant;
- (2) A judicial subpoena; or
- (3) A legal order for the production of information or a document regarding the individuals described under subsection (b)(2) of this section.
- (d) This section shall be construed consistently with any applicable federal and State privacy laws.
Added by Acts 2026, c. 161, § 1, eff. April 28, 2026.